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'''Cyborg''' is short for '''cybernetic organism''' | '''Cyborg''' is short for '''cybernetic organism''', a person or machine that combines both mechanical/electronic and organic parts. | ||
==Examples in Science Fiction== | ==Examples in Science Fiction== | ||
*Steve Austin, main character of ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', has bionic legs, a bionic arm, and a bionic eye. | *Steve Austin, main character of ''The Six Million Dollar Man'', has bionic legs, a bionic arm, and a bionic eye. | ||
*''The Terminator'', from the movies of the same name, is a robot covered in organic muscle and skin to disguise it as a human. | *''The Terminator'', from the movies of the same name, is a robot covered in organic muscle and skin to disguise it as a human. | ||
*The [[Borg]], from [[Star Trek]], are a race of humanoids that extensively modify their bodies with mechanical and electronic implants. | *The [[Borg]], from [[Star Trek]], are a race of humanoids that extensively modify their bodies with mechanical and electronic implants. | ||
*[[Darth Vader]], from [[Star Wars]], has bionic limbs and an extensive life support system built into his body. | *[[Darth Vader]], from [[Star Wars]], has bionic limbs and an extensive life support system built into his body. | ||
*Prosthetic Bodies from 'Ghost in the Shell', which are mechanical bodies which contain a human brain and spinal cord. | |||
[[Category: Science Fiction]] | [[Category: Science Fiction]] | ||
Revision as of 21:46, 10 December 2007
Cyborg is short for cybernetic organism, a person or machine that combines both mechanical/electronic and organic parts.
Examples in Science Fiction
- Steve Austin, main character of The Six Million Dollar Man, has bionic legs, a bionic arm, and a bionic eye.
- The Terminator, from the movies of the same name, is a robot covered in organic muscle and skin to disguise it as a human.
- The Borg, from Star Trek, are a race of humanoids that extensively modify their bodies with mechanical and electronic implants.
- Darth Vader, from Star Wars, has bionic limbs and an extensive life support system built into his body.
- Prosthetic Bodies from 'Ghost in the Shell', which are mechanical bodies which contain a human brain and spinal cord.